Walter George SIMS

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Service Number:	4375
Enlisted:	9 May 1916, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Adelong, Tumut Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wiandra Public School, New South Wales
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 March 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Previously buried but his grave was destroyed by following battles, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

9 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4375, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cootamundra, NSW
3 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 4375, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 4375, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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Son of George and Mary Ann Sims of Adelong, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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